MADISON, Wis. – Greek Orthodox churches in Madison gathered on Sunday for their annual Blessing of the Waters ceremony. This ...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Orthodox Church will continue immersing infants in water during baptism ceremonies, it said on Thursday, rejecting calls across the country to change the ritual after a ...

Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the baptism of Christ. The ...

Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity concerns in Greece. Officials used ...

That's how Christian pilgrims greet one another to commemorate the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 19 on the Orthodox calendar when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. “At this time of year, we wish ...

The eighth annual Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing of the Ohio River took place at the Steubenville Marina on Sunday, beginning at ...

A baptism near Athens, Greece two weeks ago for the children of a same-sex couple has earned an official protest from the Greek Orthodox Church. Fashion designer Peter Dundas and longtime partner ...

Orthodox Christians gathered Tuesday at the Aya Triada Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district to mark the ...

Members of two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials met Saturday at the pedestrian footbridge near RiverEdge Park to celebrate the first-ever blessing of the Fox River. Both St.